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050 _aTA 658.48 .A43 1995
100 _aAmbrose, James E.
_eauthor
245 0 _aSimplified building design for wind and earthquake forces /
_cJames E. Ambrose and Dimitry Vergun
250 _aTHIRD EDITION
260 _aNew York :
_bWiley,
_cc1995
300 _ax, 355 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aWind effects on buildings -- Earthquake effects on buildings -- Resistance of buildings to lateral forces -- Building planning for lateral resistance -- Lateral-load-resisting systems -- Elements of lateral resistive systems -- Special problems for lateral resistive systems -- Site and foundation concerns -- Design process and methods -- Shear wall systems -- Truss systems -- Moment-resistive frames -- Need for strengthening -- Strengthening of older buildings.
520 _aThis is a practical introduction to the issues and problems encountered in designing buildings which can withstand the forces of natural disasters. The text includes updates from the 1994 Universal Building Code and detailed information on engineering computations and lateral force construction.
650 _aBUILDING DESIGN
700 _aVergun, Dimitry
_eco-author
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